HAEVN



HAEVN is a Kaohportian band originating from the province of Da'retha. The band was funded by Jorrit Kleijnen and Marijn van der Meer, who were shortly after joined by guitarist Tom Veugen and drummer David Broeders.

Career
Although they were unexperienced, HAEVN scored two big hits right away. Both "Where the Heart Is" and "Finding Out More" were used in car commercials. HAEVN then announced they were working on an EP featuring both singles. In 2016, HAEVN released a new single, called Bright Lights.

HAEVN and the Maia Song Contest
In July 2016, HAEVN announced through their Twitter account that they and their song Finding Out More had been selected as one of the representatives for Da'retha in the first edition of the Ka'ohi programme Lejda Ka'ohi par Maia, which were to select the Ka'ohi entrant for the second Maia Song Contest. HAEVN won their semi-final and after winning the jury vote and coming second in the televoting in the final, won the overall competition.

HAEVN were drawn to perform first in the first semi-final of the contest, thereby being the first act to ever perform in a semi-final. Finding Out More ended up outside of the top 10 entries in the semi-final, and thus, HAEVN didn't pass to the final. Albeit Sad about their result, HAEVN said that their participation "had been one of the best moments of [their] career" and that they wished all of their follow competitors the best.